SOAR Adaptive Optics Module (SAM)
Instrument Scientist: Andrei Tokovinin
CTIO & Chile Instrument Support Scientists: Cesar Briceno, Andrei Tokovinin
Brazilian Instrument Support Scientists:
The SOAR Adaptive Module (SAM) is a laser-assisted adaptive optics system at the 4.1-m SOAR telescope. By compensating selectively low-altitude turbulence sensed by a UV laser guide-star, it improves resolution at visible wavelengths. The sky coverage is nearly full. SAM contains a 4Kx4K CCD imager covering the 3-arcmin square field and can feed light to a small visitor instrument attached to its port (Tokovinin et al. 2016).
For further information, contact the SAM Support staff.
SAM Documentation for Users
- Filters for SAMI
- SAM User Guides and Documentation
- Preparing to Observe with SAM
- Observing with SAM
- SAM in numbers
SAM Docs and Manuals for Support Staff
- General SAM documentation for support staff
- Uploading PAM files to the SAM Laser Clearing House (SLCH) software
- SAM Technical Manuals
- SAM Computers
- SAM Electronic
- Technical Reports and Publications on SAM